Look at the passage below. Change all the verbs from the past tense to the
present tense. One has been done for you.
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My dad’s friend played hockey last night
I did all of my homework then I watched TV.
Quietly, I closed the door.
“This is so boring,” screamed Kate.
Look at the passage below. Change all the verbs from the past tense to the
present tense. One has been done for you.
smell
I smelt fresh coffee and crispy bacon.
I bought a burger and ate it quickly.
I fell over
Slowly, we climbed the mountain.
Each of the sentences below is missing a verb.
Draw a line to match each sentence with the correct verb.
One has been done for you.
Sentence
Clive _________ won the lottery.
Liam and Dan _________ gone outside Liam
Dan _________ gone outside
The children ________ watching TV.
Verb
have
is
They _________ learnt their times tables.
are
The doctor ________ ready now.
has
Each of the sentences below is missing a verb.
Draw a line to match each sentence with the correct verb.
One has been done for you.
Sentence
Claire and Peter _________ finished their work
The pigs________ frightened of the wolf.
Callum _________ told a lie.
The pilot ________ flying the plane.
Verb
has
is
have
are
Tick one word to complete the sentence below so that it is grammatically
correct.
The thief was ________________ by the police
Tick one.
catched
caught
catch
caughted
Tick one word to complete the sentence below so that it is grammatically
correct.
The sandwich was ________________ by the monster.
Tick one.
ate
eat
eated
eaten
Tick one word to complete the sentence below so that it is grammatically
correct.
The man ________________ to Spain on a plane .
Tick one.
flyed
flew
flown
fly
The boy ________________ a story.
Tick one.
written
write
wrote
writed
Circle the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence.
(was / were)
The ant ______________ scared.
(go / goes)
Paul ______________ to the cinema every Thursday.
(take / takes)
My mum ______________ a bus to work.
(was / were)
The chips ______________ greasy.
(go / goes)
They ______________ to school at 8.00am.
(done / did)
We ______________ all of our work.
(was / were)
The dogs ______________ happy.
(done/did)
We have ______________ very well.
(take / takes)
She ______________ ages to finish.
Draw lines to match the sentences with the correct tense.
Use each tense once.
Sentence
Tense
He played football with his friends.
Past
We are pupils of Fairhouse Junior School.
Sentence
Tense
Present
I am working hard.
Past
I ate a triple burger for lunch.
Present
Sentence
Tense
I am bored.
Present
Bill and Shelia had a fight.
Past
Complete the sentences so that they are written in the present tense. Use a different verb in
each sentence.
He ____________________________________________________________________
She ____________________________________________________________________
They ___________________________________________________________________
We ____________________________________________________________________
William ____________________________________________________________________
My dad ___________________________________________________________________
Simon ____________________________________________________________________
Year 6 ____________________________________________________________________
I ___________________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences so that they are written in the past tense. Use a different verb in each
sentence.
He ____________________________________________________________________
She ____________________________________________________________________
They ___________________________________________________________________
Lucy ____________________________________________________________________
We ____________________________________________________________________
I ___________________________________________________________________
The dog ____________________________________________________________________
Chris ____________________________________________________________________
He ___________________________________________________________________
Change the tense so that the sentences change from the past tense to the present
tense
.
The cakes_were_ delicious.
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Colin and Harry
went diving every Monday.
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My Mum_wore_ a red hat.
________________________________________________________
Henry _played_ on the piano.
_______________________________________________________
The choir went to a singing concert.
_______________________________________________________
My friend _took_ a photo.
________________________________________________________
Change the tense so that the sentences change from the present tense to the past
tense
.
The gorillas_are_ huge.
_______________________________________________________
The boys
go to school.
_______________________________________________________
Selina _writes very neatly.
_______________________________________________________ _
.
The music_is_ too loud.
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George thinks that it is hard.
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We _like_ bowling.
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